SINGLE RIGHT-POINTING ANGLE QUOTATION MARK·U+203A

Character Information

Code Point
U+203A
HEX
203A
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Final Quote

Character Representations

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EncodingHexBinary
UTF8
E2 80 BA
11100010 10000000 10111010
UTF16 (big Endian)
20 3A
00100000 00111010
UTF16 (little Endian)
3A 20
00111010 00100000
UTF32 (big Endian)
00 00 20 3A
00000000 00000000 00100000 00111010
UTF32 (little Endian)
3A 20 00 00
00111010 00100000 00000000 00000000
HTML Entity
›
URI Encoded
%E2%80%BA

Description

The Unicode character U+203A is known as the SINGLE RIGHT-POINTING ANGLE QUOTATION MARK (›). In digital text, this typographic symbol primarily serves to enclose or introduce indirect speech, quotations, or technical terms within a body of text. It maintains a distinct function from the more commonly used double angle quotes ( “ ” ), which are typically employed for direct quotations in various languages and formats. While the single right-pointing angle quotation mark is less frequently encountered in everyday digital communication, it can be particularly useful when citing technical or scientific terms to avoid ambiguity and confusion, as well as in programming contexts where special characters often have specific meanings. The character's unique appearance, a rightward-pointing arrow with an open loop, adds visual interest to the text while maintaining its clear, straightforward function within the broader landscape of typography and language.

How to type the symbol on Windows

Hold Alt and type 8250 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.

  1. Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout

    The character has the Unicode code point U+203A. In UTF-8, it is encoded using 3 bytes because its codepoint is in the range of 0x0800 to 0xffff.

    Therefore we know that the UTF-8 encoding will be done over 16 bits within the final 24 bits and that it will have the format: 1110xxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx
    Where the x are the payload bits.

    UTF-8 Encoding bit layout by codepoint range
    Codepoint RangeBytesBit patternPayload length
    U+0000 - U+007F10xxxxxxx7 bits
    U+0080 - U+07FF2110xxxxx 10xxxxxx11 bits
    U+0800 - U+FFFF31110xxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx16 bits
    U+10000 - U+10FFFF411110xxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx21 bits
  2. Step 2: Obtain the payload bits:

    Convert the hexadecimal code point U+203A to binary: 00100000 00111010. Those are the payload bits.

  3. Step 3: Fill in the bits to match the bit pattern:

    Obtain the final bytes by arranging the paylod bits to match the bit layout:
    11100010 10000000 10111010